1489 Senator
Bartlett: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for the
Environment and Heritage—With reference to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 :

(1) Can
a list be provided of the recovery plans that have been made or adopted
under Part 13 of the Act for listed threatened species and ecological
communities, including information on when each plan was made or adopted.

(2) How
many wildlife conservation plans have been made, or adopted, under Part
13 of the Act for conservation-dependent species, listed migratory species,
listed marine species and cetaceans.

(3) How
many permits have been issued under: (a) Part 13, Division 1, of the
Act; (b) Part 13, Division 2, of the Act; (c) Part 13, Division 3, of
the Act; and (d) Part 13, Division 4, of the Act.

(4) How
many conservation agreements has the Commonwealth entered into under
Part 14 of the Act.

(5) How
many management plans has the Commonwealth prepared under section 321
of the Act in relation to World Heritage properties.

(6) How
many management plans has the Commonwealth prepared under section 333
of the Act in relation to Ramsar wetlands.

(7) Is
the Commonwealth proposing to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Regulations 2000 to ensure that regulatory offences concerning
the taking of native fauna and flora in Commonwealth reserves are strict
liability offences.

(8) Can
details be provided of the Commonwealth’s annual financial contribution
to the management of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area since 1996.

(9) Can
a list be provided of species that have been included on the list of
migratory species under section 209 of the Act since 16 July 2000.

(10) How
many nominations for the inclusion of a species on the list of threatened
species that is maintained under Part 13 of the Act has the Minister
received since 16 July 2000.

(11) How
many assessments of nominations for the inclusion of a species on the
list of threatened species has the Threatened Species Scientific Committee
completed since 16 July 2000.

(12) How
many assessments of nominations for the inclusion of a species on the
list of threatened species has the Threatened Species Scientific Committee
submitted to the Minister since 16 July 2000.

(13) How
many decisions has the Minister made in relation to the amendment of
the list of threatened species pursuant to a nomination made under section 191
of the Act since 16 July 2000.

(14) How
many nominations for the inclusion of an ecological community on the
list of threatened ecological communities that is maintained under Part 13
of the Act has the Minister received since 16 July 2000.

(15) How
many assessments of nominations for the inclusion of an ecological community
on the list of threatened ecological communities has the Threatened
Species Scientific Committee completed since 16 July 2000.

(16) How
many assessments of nominations for the inclusion of an ecological community
on the list of threatened ecological communities has the Threatened
Species Scientific Committee submitted to the Minister since 16 July
2000.

(17) How
many decisions has the Minister made in relation to the amendment of
the list of threatened communities pursuant to a nomination made under
section 191 of the Act since 16 July 2000.

(18) How
many nominations for the inclusion of a process on the list of key threatening
processes that is maintained under Part 13 of the Act has the Minister
received since 16 July 2000.

(19) How
many assessments of nominations for the inclusion of a process on the
list of key threatening processes has the Threatened Species Scientific
Committee completed since 16 July 2000.

(20) How
many assessments of nominations for the inclusion of a process on the
list of key threatening processes has the Threatened Species Scientific
Committee submitted to the Minister since 16 July 2000.

(21) How
many decisions has the Minister made in relation to the amendment of
the list of key threatening processes pursuant to a nomination made
under section 191 of the Act since 16 July 2000.